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Using Python to scrape the data from the Sight & Sound polls of the greatest films of all time

Sight & Sound Poll Data

I used Python to scrape data from the Sound & Sound polls of the greatest films of all time conducted every decade.

2022 poll

The following is the main source link for the 2022 poll results:

• https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/greatest-films-all-time/all-voters

The following is a Google Sheet of the 2022 data that you can play around with (File > Make a copy):

• https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tZPZEd-ZxjzKlBy7DxLfV6goIquxl-r8oGOj_xIWZ5A/edit?usp=sharing

2012 poll

The following is the main source link for the 2012 poll results:

• https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/sightandsoundpoll2012

The following is a Google Sheet of the 2012 data that you can play around with (File > Make a copy):

• https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1vQg5N-MBLBghCL5lpm7yF9enKIhxgUz_x9nQ-vvarO8/edit?usp=sharing

Comparing the 2022 and 2012 results

The following is the Google Shet of the comparison data that you can play around with (File > Make a copy):

• https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DKihIrCxGdg1wKec88w8zm1C-UpI8nsWZrczq3gwrSI/edit?usp=sharing